Booklist called this "a welcome addition to practical gay literature". David McWhirter and Andrew Mattison, authors of The Male Couple, say it's "must reading for all male couples", while Michael Shernoff of the National Lesbian/Gay Health Foundation, says it's "bound to become a classic". This widely acclaimed relationship guide for gay men is now available in paperback.
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While heterosexual couples have broadly based support systems in mainstream society, male couples do not. Isensee explores gay male relationships by examining the difficulty of maintaining successful male-male bondings in a hostile, homophobic society. He discusses problems unique to homosexual relationships--gay parenting, monogamy versus open relationships, AIDS, and coming out to one's own family, as well as dealing with "in-laws." Isensee uses dialog between lovers in realistic situations as a way to aid the reader in initiating communication with his partner when the going gets tough. All in all, this is a helpful book. Additional books of interest on this subject include Betty Berzon's Permanent Partners : Building Gay and Lesbian Relationships That Last ( LJ 11/15/88) and Eric Marcus's The Male Couples Guide to Living Together ( LJ 3/1/88). Large public libraries should have all three.
- Kevin M. Roddy, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Kevin M. Roddy, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Rik Isensee, LCSW practices psychotherapy in San Francisco. He is the author of four other books for gay men: Reclaiming Your Life, a guide to recovery; Are You Ready?—The Gay Man’s Guide to Thriving at Midlife; The God Squad, a spoof of the ex-gay movement; and Spank the Monkey—a collection of satirical essays. Check out his website: www.rikisensee.com
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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Good advice that you would maybe get from your parents.,
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This review is from: Love Between Men: Enhancing Intimacy and Keeping Your Relationship Alive (Paperback)
I found this book to very informative and insightful. However I thought that some of the dialougue was hokey. There are alot of different siuations covered from intimacy to loosing your lover to AIDS. If you have ever wondered why you say some of the stupid things you say, this book may hold some answers for you. It has helped my lover and I tremendously. We have learned how to communicate, and work through our differences without arguing.
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I read this book when I got involved with my first "serious" relationship after coming out. That was eight years ago and we are still going strong. I am not going to say that this book helped us stay together all these years, but it was the first resource I could read in order to understand how to make sense of my relationship.
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Cuts Through the Challenges of Relationships,
By Earl R. Sutton "earlsutton" (Detroit, MI, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love Between Men: Enhancing Intimacy and Keeping Your Relationship Alive (Paperback)
"Author and licensed clinical social worker Rik Isensee cuts through the challenges of relationships and demonstrates ways to solve the everyday conflicts that arise in our relationships. He shows us how we can better communicate with our partners to satisfy each other's emotional and sexual needs. This book does more than help couples solve complicated interpersonal problems, it helps them to avoid them."--© zebraz
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- Coming Out Spiritually: The Next Step by Christian de la Huerta in Back Matter
- Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families by April Martin in Back Matter
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